Dates of Session and Times:
June 23, 24, June 26-28
The Rain Check date is June 29, 2000, if the weather is bad for the field trip.
(Five 8 hour Sessions from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM with 40 minutes for lunch and two ten minute breaks.)

Class Syllabus

Use of Interactive Technology Activity (ITA) is noted.

Class 1 (June 23, 2000)
Grouping Exercise of Instructional Activities Introduced for Ice Breaker Activity in
        Classroom
Introduction to Laptop computers
Utilization of Resources from Outside of the Classroom to Help Students Make the
        Connection
Utilization of Toshiba Laptop Learning Challenge Lessons (ITA)
Pre-field trip Research
Project Development for Field Trip: Focus on Water Quality (ITA)
Vernier Sensors for the Field Vernier Sensor Data Collection/Lab Activities Are
        Explored with Math Teachers and Integrated with Graphing Calculators
Utilization of Toshiba Laptop Learning Challenge Lessons- Experimental Design Pool is
        Explored (ITA)
Videocapture for the Classroom/Field
FrontPage Express for Multimedia Authoring (ITA)
Project/Module Organization: How to utilize real life in class lessons for studying
        ecology, evolution, math and social responsibility?  We will make lessons centered around the
                         zoo/nature center.  Water Quality Analysis, mathematical analysis, organisms of the zoo/nature center              and social responsibility are some of focus areas of study. (ITA)
Digital Cameras and Real Life Experiences in the Classroom
Multimedia Authoring Activities for Meeting Curricular Objectives (ITA)
Organism Exploration (ITA)
E-mail for the Classroom (ITA)
Group Sharing of Favorite Learning Activity

Class 2 (June 24, 2000)
To the Field with the Laptops (ITA)
Specific Science, Math and Language Arts Activities Are Completed. (ITA)
Teachers make lessons for studying ecology, math, and social responsibility. (ITA)
Teachers Unite to Develop Multidiscipline Projects Center Around the Zoo/Nature Center. Water quality
        analysis, evolution, mathematical analysis, organisms of the zoo and social responsibility are some of
            focus areas of study.
Gathering images and text for a custom CD-ROM and the ClassTech2000 Web site
        to use in the classroom for making multimedia projects.
Organism Exploration (ITA)
Group Sharing of Favorite Learning Activity

Class 3 (June 26, 2000)
Project/Module Development From the Material Collected on the Field Trip
Multimedia authoring with FrontPage Express, PowerPoint or Publisher are used to
        create project/module. (ITA)
Multidiscipline Projects and Activities for the Classroom (ITA)
Integration of Course Objective and Field Projects (ITA)
Videocapture for the Field (ITA)
Writing Activities Meeting Curricular Objectives (ITA)
Dialogue Activities that Center Around the Characters Bing and Bong Are Explored
Compile List of Difficult Concepts for Teachers to Teach for Students to Learn
Techniques for Task Centered Activities
Internet Basics for Real Life Experiences in Learning (ITA)
Virtual Internet Experiences (ITA)
Techniques for Centering Activities Around Real Life Experiences
Pre-field lesson
E-mail for the classroom continued (ITA)
Organism Exploration (ITA)
Group Sharing of Favorite Learning Activity

Class 4 (June 27, 2000)
Field Part 2 Anytime Anywhere Learning
Utilizing and Extending Lessons Made on the Previous Field Trip
Gathering images and text for a custom CD-ROM and the ClassTech2000 Web site
        to Use in the Classroom for Making Multimedia Projects
Integration of Course Objectives and Multimedia Technology with Projects Continued
        (ITA)
Small Group Training in the field (ITA)
Digital Cameras for Multimedia Authoring Are Applied to Field Activity
Vernier Sensor Data Collection/Lab Activities Are Explored with Math Teachers and
        Integrated with Graphing Calculators
Field Management Strategies
Organism Exploration (ITA)
Camcorders in the Field
Group Sharing of Favorite Learning Activity

Class 5 (June 28, 2000)
Project/module development from the material collected on the Field Trip
Multimedia Authoring with FrontPage Express, PowerPoint or Publisher are used to
        create project/module (ITA)
Developing Interactive Technology Activities (ITA)
Alternative Assessment Procedure
Why Students Need Ownership of Activity/Work?
Virtual Activities Across the Curricula (ITA)
Field Learning Strategies
Alternative Assessment Procedures (ITA)
Burning CD-ROMs and File Management
Field Experiences Integrated into the Curricula and Meeting Curricular Objectives (ITA)
Group Sharing of Favorite Learning Activity
Utilization of Web Site ClassTech2000 for Multimedia Projects
Sharing of Multimedia Projects
Conclusion